Rage vs. Raging Hormones

Rating: 8/10 (3 July 2003)

The infected never really had a choice did they. They just succumbed to a man made virus that inevitably snuffed out the whole of Great Britain.

But what about the portrayal of the military? What dignity, conscience, morality, compassion, or caring did they show? What redeeming qualities distinguished them from the rage and mindlessness of infected humanity? These were supposed to be "thinking" men. We all know what they were thinking with. Did these look like guys who really gave a crap about the future and their progeny? Umm, I don't think so. I found them pretty much one dimensional, over-the-top caricature, complete with lusty sneers for their female prey! It did make me think... but not in a good way. They seemed more like they'd gone without sex for 28 years rather than 28 days. I found them more contrived than anything else. The rest of the acting was definitely a cut above most of the films of this type.

Overall though, I think 28DL ads something to its genre. It will definitely have a following. For me it was mostly an eerie and haunting look at the chaos of doomsday. I thought about it for quite a while after I left the theater, unlike T3: Rise Of The Machines.
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Peace... DiffrentDrumr